Cleveland



G. G. KUTZ MARKING MACHINE.

AYPLIOATION FILED 1112.29, 1001;.

Eatented June 22, 1909.

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Aria r1197 G. C. KUTZ.

MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 311.29, 190s.

Patented June 22, 1909.

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G. U. KUTZ.

MARKING- MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED r2129, 100a.

Patented June 22, 1909.

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mm, $1.11]: 5 mm 9 vision of a machine of this kind which is UNITE ATENT ()FFIGE,

GUSTAVE O. KUTZ, OF CLEVELAND,

OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'ifi TfiTIN HARRIS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

Mantras-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters iatent.

Patented June 22, 1909.

iii-jiplicafibii filed Fehrilzily 29, 1908. Serial No. 418,45?

the accompan ing drawings.

This invention relates to indor'sing machines generally, and more particularly to Q machines which are employed for the purpose of in'dorsin'g checks.

The inrention has for its ohject the pi-ol adapted for use in connection with an adding machine wherehy the opfration of the adding machine will cause the operation of ihe indorsing machine.

A further object of this invention is to pro 1 vide a'r'nachinc of this character which is comparatively simple oi construction and efficient in operation.

Generally speaking, the invention may be defined as consisting of the con'ihinatioi'is ol' i elements emhodie'd in the claims hereto annexed and illustrated in one fori'n in the accompai'iying drawings, wherein F igure 1 represents a perspective view of my machine, showing the manner in which the same is used in connection with-an add-' in'g machine, said adding machine heing i also represented in p'ers ectivc Fig. 2- represents a top plan view o'i my machine; Fig. 2% represei'its a side elevation ,Fig. 4 a central l longitudinal sectional View of the same, and Fi s. 5 and 6representdefailsoiconstruction.

)escrib'ing the parts by reference characters, 1 represents the indorsing machine generally, the same COniPirslP-Q; a? casing which mounted upon a standard 2 which is tclcl sc'opicall'y mounted in a sleeved projection of a base 2. The machine is detacha'hly con- I ne'cted to-the up'ier end oistandard 2 by means a lateral arm 3 threaded onto the ulb'pcr end of said standard and a vertical sup orting arm 4 carried by arm 3.

'l" '0 machine proper comprises a casing having a glass top 6.

*7, 7 denote a pair of brackets extending downwardly from the base of the casing.

These brackets support the main operating u b shait 8 ior the machine, said shalt extending outwardly hcyonil one s de oi the machine 3 and hear; provided at its outer extremity 1' having a sleeve 13 adapted to he l uidcway with an operating arm or lever 9 which is socured to the outer end of said shalt hy incahs of a sleeve '10 and set screw H. The outwardly extending portion of shaft 8 is supported by a sleeve 8". Arm 9 is providcd with an operating mcnrhcr 12, said nicmhcr slippcd onto arm 9 and having a sci screw 14 hr 1 means of which it may he clamped to said arm. The 0nd remote from slccvc member 12 IS forked and is provided with a roller 15 jon'rnnled between the forks.

16 denotes a collar mounted on arm 9 and serving as a stop or adjustment for member 12. The roller 15 is adapted to he engaged hy the crank 17 of an adding machine 1?? whereby, when the crank 17 is depressed to record the numhcr set up by the depress-ion of the keys Ifh'shait R wi l he rocked and the indorsing' mechanism will he operated in a manner to he described hereinafter.

When it is desired to operate the adding" machine independently of the indorsing mm chine, set scrcw 1 1 will he loosened and mcmher 12 will he drowned out of the way 0 crank i7. hcn it is dcsircd to operate the indorsing' machin'c hy the adding machine, it

will he ncccssary only to swing mcmher'ii? an upright position and set up on screw 14,- the' collar l6 sci-\ 'in; to locate the member properly with rcl'crcncc to the crank 17.

in o 'icraiion, i'hc adding machine will he mounted on some suitahlc sir n'iort, and the ca 'i'acitv for vertical adjustment of my in' dorsing machinc cnahlcs the SfilIl'iO to be ap-- plied to the adding machine without intericring with ihc :idjusi mcnt of the latter.

The bottom ol casing 5 is provided with a pair of upwardly projecting guides 20 providcd each with a threaded apcrturc for the reception of a nut 21. These nuts provide a for the operating stcn'i 22 which carries ihc indorsing stamp 23 at its front cnd. will appcar hv reference to Figs. .3 and -l, the lnilfllsll'lg stamp is rotatahl moun ted h'etwccn forwardly projccting j'olcc arms 24' connected by a transmr rsc arm 24" carried hy a short stem 25 which is detachahly fitted within a socl-Ict at the front end of sicm 22. 1X hcavv washcr 26 oi ruhhcror' oihcr rcsilicnl material is applied to stem 22 at the war of transverse arm 24 and is for the purpose ol a'hso'rhing' the shock due to the return of thestci'n to the position shown in Fig. 4 altcr the printing era-ration. A similid fso

ates with platen. 30

, face of platen 30.

lar Washer 27 is applied to stem 22 at the rear of bracket 20 and absorbs the shock when thestem reaches its forward limit of movement.

28 denotes a spring surrounding stem 22 and having its rear end engaging a stop collar 2'9 and its front end in engagement with the rea'r'end of nut 21.

30 denotes a platen which is supported by the bottom of the casing and projects up The l vided with a rearwardly projeeting ledge 34 tudinal recess 36 therein which fits between the corner posts at the front of the casing. l late 33 is slightlyintop to the bottom thereof andis provided with a central longiand has its lower end projecting downwardly below the bottom of the casing, forming with the lower end of platen 30 a slot 37 through which the articles may pass after indorsement,

scribed hers connected in the 38 denotes an inking roller which is mounted on a shaft 39 journalcd in opposite arms of a yoke -10 which is mounted on a curved arm 4] connected to a shaft 4-2 which is located at the rear of stamp 23 and is journaled between standards 43' projecting upwardly from the bottom of the casing. A spring 44, having one end connected to a stud 45 projecting downwardly from the bottom of the casing and its other end connected to a rod 46 rejecting from shaft 42, normally retains t 1e inking roller in front of ap; erture 36 and between the same and the stamp 23 j V v Stamp 23, to which reference has been made hereinbei'ore, is pivotally mounted between the yoke arms 24, as hereinbcfore de- This stamp con'iprises a block which is preferably angular in section, the block shown having four sides to each of which there is applied a printing pad of rubher or similar material having thereon )rinted characters corresponding to the indorsement which it is desired to ap ly to the check or similar article depositer 1n the chute formed between laten 30 and member 32, The block comprises two symmetrical n1eni manner shown in Fi e; that is to say, by means of male and fema e screws 23 23 applied to the opposite clock members and having their heads located within recesses in the surfaces of said memto he applied by means of the arms 24 with the inclined rear surface parts will he so arranged that the upper end of the pad 48 will beard" against the inking roller the center of shaft 239'.

spring which is connected to one of the aims 38 slightlyahove- 49 denotes aiiatf 24 with its front end fitted Within one of the recesses 50 of hand wheel 51conuectedwith This construction is illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 6. From the last-mentioned figure, it will be apparent that the-recesses 50 correspond in number to the faces of the stampand that the arrangement issnch that, when the front end of spring 49 is in one of said recesses, the front face of stamp 23 will he su'hstantially parallel with the rear face of platen 30.

For the pad toward'and from the platen vide the following construction:

shaft 47.

,l purpose of operatin r the stamp 30,1 pro- 52 denotes an arm which is rigidly connected to shaft 8. To the upper end oi' this arm there is connected a link 53, the rear end of which is connected to an operating pin. 54 the upper end whereof isrigidly connected with stem 22, as by being threaded there-- into. When arm 9 is depressed, shaft 8 will he rocked, cai'iying sten1'22 forwardly; The manner of mounting roller 38 and the angle at which the front face of the inking pad engages the same causes the roller to be depressed by the stamp, inking the front face of the stem The front face of stamp it will enga e tie check or other article resting against p stem 30 and will impress thereon the appropriate indorsement, the blow of the.

In conjunction with the above described apparatus, I employ means for retaining the checks in place during theprinting operation and for automatically releasing the same and permitting themto be discharged into a r,e-= ceptaclc 55 after they have been indorsed. Receptacle 5-5 is located immediately below the chute provided by platen 30 and mei'nber 32 and has its front end open and provided with a gate 56 pivoted between the opposite sides thereof and provided with a spring, 57 which normally holds the vertical branches of said gate against the bottom of the receptacle. To accomplish the automaticreleasc of the checks or other indorsed articles, I employ retaining devices consisting of a pair of rods with mechanism for actuatingthe same in such manner that ,the rec ends of these rods normally blockth 'a'sse-reway between the chute and the receptacle with l to advance depressing roller 38 out of the means for automatically witlulrawinp said rods to permit the checks or other printed stamp.

articles to pass from the chute into the receptaclc alter a printinp operation. 'lhese rods are represented at on and are provided at their l'ront end v. ith collars 59 which, when the rods are in the position shown in Fig. -'l, block the discharge out let it? from the chute. These rods are mounted in guides (30 depending from the hase'ol' the casing and are each provided with a stop collar til adjustahly se cured thereto. For the purpose of operating these rods, i provide a rock s left ()2 mounted in hearingsi'ormcd in brackets 63 and connect said rock shaft with main operating shaft 8 by means of an arm 64 rigid with shaft 62, link and arm 6p rigid withmain operating shaft 8.

()n rock shaft 62 are rigidly mounted a pair of disks 67 each having a pair of spaced studs 68 adapted to engage an arm 69 which is loosely mounted on shaft 62 and has its lower end connected to the rear end of a rod 58 by a pin-and-slot connection 7 0. As will appear by reference to Figs. 9 and 4, which represent the positions assumed by the parts immediately after the return of the stamp 2: by spring 2%, the rearward movement of stem 22 by said spring, causes shaft 8 to he rocked in a counter clock Wise direction, thereby causing the lower studs 68 on disks 67 to engastc the arms 61) and force the rods i'orwardlvto the osition shown in said liqures. When shatt 8 is rotated in a clock wise direction, as when the arm 9 is depressed hy-the crank 17 of the adding machine, the front printing face of pad will he brought into engagement with the check or similar article on platen 30 nearly simultaneously with the engagement of the upper studs 68 on disks 67 with arms 69, which moves the rods 58 rearwardly. Vixen arm 9 is released, ample opportunity is atiorded for the check or other indorsed article to he, dro iped fromv the chute into the receptacle; 55 y reason of the lost-motion connection hetween the rods 58 and the stem 22 afi'ordcd by'thc space provided between studs 68 and 68", which compels rock shalt 62 to rotate the angular distance between said studs less the width of arm 69 before the lower studs 68 engage said arms and move the rods torwardly again. I

in operation, the operator sets up on the keys ol the addingmachine the amount shown on the check and depresses the crank 17 to record such amount. As soon as h depresses the, keys on the addingmachine, he

deposits the check in the chute with its l'ace applied to the inclined l'ace ol' the platen. He then depresses lever IT to record the amount oi the check. This lever engages roller 15 on arm 9 and rocks -=halt S 'lhe rocking oi shaft 8 causes the printing stam way, which inks the pad on the front of the 'lhe pad then impresses upon the hack of the check the amiropriatc inscription. ()n releasing the crank 17, spring 28 restores the parts to the position shown in the draw ings. Just het'ore the end of its rotation l1 the downward movement of arm 9, shaft g,

through the connections hereinbeforc de-.

scribed, causes the arms 58 to he withdrawn from heneath the slot 37 and these arms are retained in this position until just before the. end of the reverse movement of shaft. 8 by stem 22 and spring 28, whereupon the rods are again moved forward in position to close the bottom of the chute for the next check which may be inserted thereinto. By the construction described, I have provided means wherehv the rotation of shaft 8 automat' rally causes the inking of the pad by the roller 39 and moves said roller out of the way of the forward movement of said pad and whet-eh the check or other article placed in the chute is retained therein until the appropriate inscription has been printed thereon. The stamp is then automatically returned to its initial position and the check or other article is discharged from the chute. into the ap propriate receptacle.

'lo ad 1st the machine as occasion mayrequire, I provide arm 52 and link 65 with a series of apertures hr means of which the points of connection oi' the same with link 53 and arm 64 respectively may be varied. The stem 22 and the spring thereon may he covered h a curved plate 71 removahly titted to the tops of standards 20. To prevent the roller 38 from being elevated sofar by its spring 44 as to interfere with or prevent. the operation of the printing stamp, I provide a sto 1 to limit the. upward movement of said rol er, said stop comprising a projection 42 extending rearwardly from shaft 42 and a rubber bumper 42* for said projection.

By reference to Fig; 4, it will be seen that some clearance is provided between the trout ends of rods 58 and the ortion ol' the base plate which is immediate y'helow the platen 3 Should it happen that the rods 58 are returned to the position shown in Fig. 4, bel'ore a check has entirely passed from the chute into receptacle 55, the only etl'ect would he to tilt the check, but, owing to the clearance, the check can pass into receptacle Having descrihed my invention, I claim:

1. in a machine ol' the character set l'orth, the comhination o'l' an inclined platen, a horixontallv reciprocating printing device having a correspomlingly inclined printing surface. means for moving snid'devico toward and trout said platen. a curved arm pivoted at the rear of said printing device and having its l'ront end interposed hetwcen the. printing device and the plpten, a spring connected with said arm. and tending to elevate the front end-thereof an inking roller carried by the front end of said arm, and a stop for limiting the elevation of said arm by said sprin I 2. in a machine of the ehsrscter set forth,

the combination of a chute comprising a front-platen and a roar plate having on aperture therethrough, a printing device, means formovin g the saidprinting device, and an ink ing roller yieldingly supported between said 'inting device and'the aperture in said plate it'nd sdepted to be moved out of the path of the prlntingdevicc by the forward movemerit of said device.

3. In a machine of the character set forth,

the combinationof e. platen, 9. pair of standards, a stem supported byseid standards, s printing device supported by said stem, a washer of resilient material on said stem in front of said standards, a. spring on said stem tending to move the same reervsrdly, a. shaft, and a connectionbetween said shaft and said stem adapted to move said stem forwardly against the resistance. of said sprin 4. ins machine of the character set forth, theconibinntion of a chute, a pair of sliding chute-closing members, an operating shaft, a printing device, a platen, connections between ssid shalt and the printing device adopted to move the latter toward the platen, a second shaft, connections between said shafts whereby the rotation of the ion mer shaft will rotate th latter shaft crms 'sleev'edon the letter shaft and connected 'with the chute-closing members, end lostmotion connections between the letter shaft andse-id arms.

55 in s mcchine of the character set forth, the combination of a chute, s sliding chute I closing member, an operating shaft, 22. printsaid shaft and said printing device for moving the some toward the platen, chute-olosing member, a. second shaft, connections for rotating the latter shaft by the movement of the former shaft, an arm loosely mounted on the letter shaft and engaging the chute closing membe and a disk rigid with said latter shaft and having a. pair of spaced projections adapted to said arm? to oporateithe (JhLltHfllOSlllg n'rcrnbcr in opposite directions.

'7. in a machine of the character forth, 1 and the being said printing the combination of a casing having a chute at the forward end thereof, said chute having its front well formed as an inclined platen, s stem having at the front end thereof a printing device rovided with a correspondingly inclined printing surface, guides below said casing, mounted in said guides, a shaft, connections between the first-mentioned shaft and the letter shaft, an arm rigid with the second shaft and connected to ssid member, and spaced members for engaging opposite sides of said arm, said spaced members being carried by the latter shaft snd'adapted to engage opposite sides of said arm.

- 8. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of an inclined platen, a printing device having thereon a plurality of printing surfaces, means for retaining said printing device with any one vof its surfaces parallel with said platen, an inking roller interposed between said device and said latch, and means for ilexibly supporting sci roller in position to be engaged by the inclined front face of the printing device and to be moved by such face out of the path of movement of the printing device.

9. in e device of the character described, the combination of a chute comprising a front platen and a rear piste having on opening theret irough, e printing device, means for moving. saidprinting device toward said platen, an inking roller interposed between said printing device and the rear platen, said roller'being moved out of the ath of the printing device upon the forward movement or the printing dev1ce, and means normally closing the bottom of the chute, said means movable upon the movement of the printing device to open and close the bottom of the chute.

' 10. In a device of the character described, the combination of s. chute comprising a front inclined platen and a rear plate having opening therethrough, a printing device, one surface ofwhich extends in a direction nsrallel to the inclined front platen, means 7 for moving said printing device toward said plate, on inking roller interposed between device and the aperture in the reel piste, sold roller being moved out of the movable upon the movement of the printing device to open and close the bottom of the chute.

fclined platen as a pert thereof, a horizontally reciprocating printing .device, the printing face of'smd device extending in a direction parallel to the inclined platen, an inking roller interposed between the printing device platen, said roller being engaged by a chute-closing member reciprocablypeth ofthe rinting device upon the forward movement t mreof, and means normally closmg the bottom otthe chute, said means being the printing surface ,of the printing device and moved out 01' the path thereof upon the forward movement oi the said printing device, and means normally clo ing the bottom vice adapted to reciprocate through said opening, means for moving said printing de vice toward said platen, and means to normally close the bottom of the chute, said means being movable upon the movement of the printing device to open and close the bottom of the chute.

13. In adcvice of the character described, the combination of a chute having a laten therein, a reciprocating printing evicc, mechanism for moving the printing device in a direction to print, and indcpcm'lent mechanism for moving the printing device to its initial position, a member normally closing the bottom of the chute, operative connections between both meclninisms above men-- tioned and the said member, said member being moved by the first mentioneil mechanism at a certain period in its movement to open the bottom of the chute, and said member beiln moved by the aforesaid independent mechanism at a certain period in its movement to close the bottom of the chute.

14. In a device of the character described, the combination of a chute having a platen therein, a reciprocating printing device,- an

' inking roller interposed between the printing device and the'plz'iten, said inking roller being adapted to be moved out of the path of movement of the ,printing device upon the forward movement thereof, mechanism for moving the rinting device in a forward direction, an independcnt mechanism for moving the printing device to its initial position.

1.5. In a devicc of the character described,

the combination of a chutehaving a platen therein, a' horizontally reciprocating printing device, and means for operating the printingdevice, an inking roller normally positioned between the printing devicd and the platen, said roller being moved out of the. path of the printing device as the same, moves forward,

16. In a device of the character d scribed, the combination of a chute having an. inelincd front platen therein, horizontally reciprocating printing device, the printing snrface of which is in the same plane as the inclined platen, means for moving the said printing device, an inking roller normally positioned between the inking device and the platen, said roller being adapted to be. on-

device to push the same out of the path of ate havmovement of the printing device as the said printing device moves forward.

17., [n a device of the character described, the combination of a chute comprising a front inclined platen and a rear plate having an opening thcrethrough, a horizontally reciprocating printing device, the printing face of which extends in a direction parallel with the surface of the inclined platen, means for operating the printing device, an inking roller normally positioned between the rinting device and the platen, said roller eing moved out of the path of the printing device by engagement with the same as the printing device moves forward.

18. Ill a device of the character described, a chute having a platen therein, a horizontally reciprocating printing device, means for moving said printing dcvicc toward the platen, independent means for returning the printing device to its initial position, and an inking roller in the path of the printing dcvice, said inking roller being pushed out of the path as the printing dovicc moves for- Ward.

1!). In a device of the character described, a chute having a platen therein, a printing device, means for moving said printing device toward the platen, independent means for returning the printing device to its initial position. a member normally closing the bottom of said chute, connections between said member and the means for moving the printing device forward, whereby the said member is moved to open the bottom of the chute, and connections between the said member and the independent means for retracting the printing device, whereby the said member is moved to close the bottom of the chute.

20. l n a device of the, character described, a chute having a platen therein, a printing device, means for moving said printing de-- vice toward the platen, independent means for returning the printing device to its initial position, a member normally closing the bottom of said chute, connections between said member and the means for moving the printing device fOZ'WilHi, whereby the said incinber is moved to open 1hrbot tom of the chute, connections between the said member and the independent means for retracting the printing dcvico, wlu-reb he said member is moved to close the bot tom of the el z lte, and an inking roller norinsiljv in the patnpf the printing dcvirw, said inking rolii ng 'being adapted to be en; l 7 inting surface of the printii ir-z'mi y the inking roller is pnsl l 

